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Dr Andrew Percy
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social WorkDr Percy is a criminologist engaged in the study of adolescent development, in particular, the emergence of risk taking behaviours (in particular, alcohol, drug use and crime, which all peak in the teenage years).
His research has three core themes: a) examining the origins and outcomes of adolescent risk taking, b) testing interventions to prevent and reduction the immediate and long term harms associated with risk taking behaviours, and c) applying innovative quantitative methods and statistics to the study of adolescent development.
The objective of the research activity is to promote positive healthy adolescent development.
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Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Adolescent development
- Risk taking behaviours
- Alcohol, drug use and crime
- Adolescent trauma and mental health problems
- Prevention and harm reduction interventions
- Randomised and quasi-experimental trials
- Advanced quantitative methods and longitudinal research
Public outreach & key achievements
•Associate Editor, Journal of Adolescence
•Vice Chair, ASCERT
Research students
| PhD Title | The Impact of State Intervention on the Work of Community-Based Restorative Justice Projects in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Lauren Hogg |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | A Cognitive Behavioural perspective of emotional distress after a relationship breakup |
| Name | Sylvia Buet Gonzalez, |
| Country | Spain |
| PhD Title | An exploration of Prison Officer Types in the Irish Prison Service |
| Name | Sinéad Meade |
| Country | Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | A Family system perspective of teenage cannabis use |
| Name | Dr Claire Cole |
| Year of Study | 2014 - 2017 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Research Analyst - Ireland, Lambert Smith Hampton |
| PhD Title | Delinquent behaviour between the ages of 11-16 years: A secondary analysis of the Belfast Youth Development Study |
| Name | Dr Jaclyn Harron |
| Year of Study | 2009 - 2012 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Data Analyst – Allstate Northern Ireland |
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- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation
- Queen’s Q-Step Centre